1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-100 // 2014

    The Effects of Corporate and Country Sustainability Characteristics on the Cost of Debt: An International Investigation

    We investigate the relationship between corporate and country sustainability on the cost of bank loans. We look into 470 loan agreements signed between 2005 and 2012 with borrowers based on 28 different…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-099 // 2014

    Overlapping Political Budget Cycles in the Legislative and the Executive

    We advance the literature on political budget cycles by testing separately for cycles in expenditures for elections in the legislative and the executive. Using municipal data, we can separately identify these…

  3. ZEW Newsletter // 2014

    2014-11

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • International Conference on the German Labour Market in a Globalised World: Trade, Technology, and Demographics
      • Annual Conference of the Leibniz ScienceCampus MaCCI - Mannheim Centre for…
  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    The Effect of Emission Information on Housing Prices in Germany

    In this paper, we study the effect of the release of emission information on housing prices. The main event under study is the release of the first wave of data from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer …

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-098 // 2014

    The Long-Term Impact of Matching and Rebate Subsidies when Public Goods are Impure: Field Experimental Evidence from the Carbon Offsetting Market

    In this paper, we investigate both short- and long-term impacts of financial stimuli on public goods provision when contributions are tied to individual harm-related behavior. We conduct a large-scaled field…

  6. M&A Report // 2014

    November 2014

    • Mergers and Acquisitions in Germany: M&A Activity Is Picking up Pace Again
    • Baden-Württemberg Is Booming
    • Breweries Swallow Fewer Competitors
    • Construction Lull and Euro Crisis Leave Cracks in the Cement Industry
    • PE…
  7. JUNGE UNTERNEHMEN // 2014

    Jahrgang 14, Nr. 2, November 2014

    • Mehr Qualität statt Quantität? Anteil innovativer Gründungen steigt
    • Buchhandel: Der Umbruch steht noch bevor
    • Privatinvestoren sind in jungen Unternehmen aller Branchen aktiv